पुतला

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See also: पतला, पतलू, पाताल, पीतल, and पुतली

Hindi

Alternative forms

पूतला (pūtlā)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮 (*puttala), 𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮𑀻 (puttalī), from Sanskrit *पुत्रल (putrala). Compare Maithili पुतरा (putᵊrā) / 𑒣𑒳𑒞𑒩𑒰 (putarā), पुतरी (putᵊrī) / 𑒣𑒳𑒞𑒩𑒲 (putarī), Punjabi ਪੁਤਲਾ (putlā) / پُتلا (putlā), ਪੁਤਲੀ (putlī) / پُتلِی (putlī), Sindhi پُتِلو / पुतिलो, پُتِليِ / पुतिली, Gujarati પૂતળું (pūtaḷũ), પૂતળી (pūtaḷī), Marathi पुतळा (putḷā), Bengali পুতুল (putul), পুতলি (putoli), Assamese পুতলা (putola).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /pʊt̪.lɑː/,

Noun

पुतला • (putlā) m (feminine पुतली, Urdu spelling پُتْلَا)

dummy, mannequin; effigy
रावण का पुतला दहन
rāvaṇ kā putlā dahan
the burning of the demon Ravan's effigy, an annual Hindu ritual

Declension

Declension of पुतला (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पुतला putlā	पुतले putle
oblique	पुतले putle	पुतलों putlõ
vocative	पुतले putle	पुतलो putlo

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पुतला”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*putrala”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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